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Our graduate-level Speech Pathology Program is highly competitive, so be sure to apply as soon as possible.

A completed application is required for admission review. Applicants must submit application materials through the Communication Sciences and Disorders Centralized Application Service (CSDCAS). 

DEADLINES FOR APPLYING

Traditional Mode - February 1 of each year

Distance Education Mode - June 1 of every EVEN year (2024, 2026, 2028, 2030, 2032, etc.)

 

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Necessary Items for Application

Incomplete and unverified applications will not be reviewed. Completed application packets must have the following:

  • An official Bachelor's degree transcript and transcripts from every accredited US college and/or university attended.
  • A Standardized test is recommended but NOT required. Applicants who choose to submit a GRE score can do so by sending an official GRE Score submitted to CSDCAS. (Designated Institutional Code: 4126)
  • A minimum of three letters of recommendation.
    • It is strongly recommended that letters of recommendation be from college-level instructors who have taught you in an academic or clinical class.
    • Letters of recommendation are required to be submitted via CSDCAS.
    • Please note that CSDCAS will ONLY accept electronic letters of recommendations.
    • University and work-related letters must be submitted on letterhead.
  • A personal essay on your intent and interest in Speech/Language Pathology
  • An application fee to CSDCAS

International Applicants

Applicants with international undergraduate degrees should review the information outlined on the Tennessee State University website and consult the appropriate sections of the Graduate Catalog .

Admission Status

(THIS SECTION ONLY APPLIES TO STUDENTS WHO ARE ADMITTED)

Applicants who are offered admission to the MS program will be granted either an “Unconditional” or a “Conditional” status.

Submitting an application with the “Unconditional” criteria being met does not automatically grant you admission into the university. Being granted an “Unconditional” status means that you met the following criteria:

  • You were admitted to the MS program at TSU after achieving a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 in a Bachelor’s program.
  • You were admitted to the MS program at TSU after achieving a minimum GRE-Verbal score of 146 and a GRE-Quantitative score of 140 on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or a scaled score of 380 on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT).

If you are admitted with a “Conditional” status, this means that although you have been offered admission, you did not meet one or both of the above “Unconditional” criteria. Students who are admitted with a “Conditional” status must maintain a 3.0 GPA for the first 9 consecutive semester hours of graduate coursework to retain their position in the MS program in Speech and Hearing Science.